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A few years ago the big brand clothing and shoe retailers were named and shamed by the mainstream media for using dubious and cheap labour in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Cambodia to manufacture their products. It did have an effect that branded named companies sent inspectors to some of the factories and of course the adverse publicity of being named led to a short time boycott of their products.
As human rights abuses and trafficking of women and children abound in Thailand, especially in the canning and fishing industries, some publicity should be aired regarding the importers of products from Natural Fruit and Thai shrimp exporters, especially in the US and Europe.
If the end users (consumers) were to learn about the conditions that prevail in the production of those products then somebody would stand up and take notice. Natural Fruit are averse to negative publicity, but if the abuses were to be brought to the attention of the worldwide consumers of these products it could well lead to a massive decrease in their exports.

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Bangkok South Criminal Court Conviction Appeals Ruling

Appeal Verdict to be IssuedMay 31st, 2018

Bangkok South Criminal Court will read the adjourned ruling of the Appeals Court on the appeal of Andy Hall and Natural Fruit against Andy Hall’s conviction and sentencing in a criminal defamation and computer crimes case filed against Hall by Natural Fruit Company Ltd. executives in response to the publication of the Finnwatch report in 2013. An arrest warrant has been issued for Hall to attend the verdict after he failed to attend the Court on the previous appointed verdict date on 24th April 2018

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Andy Hall has set up a YouCaring crowdfunding site to receive donations to fund his professional team of lawyers (and support other related case costs) to defend himself in the ongoing and unrelenting judicial harassment being waged against him by just a few irrational and vindictive companies in Thailand. See https://www.youcaring.com/andyhall-1151843 and you can donate there.